Sick: Hard drive disaster

Got word today that our hard drive is beyond recovery. I guess the universe is doing us a favor in not forcing us to put a price tag on our photos (which cannot be replaced) and our files (which will be...with time). Now, we have to get a new computer and a new laptop. Yeehaw. I will never be without back up again.

Audition: AIG @ Lisa Fields

This one came in about an hour and a half before my appointment. Luckily, it was in the morning, so I could do it with no problem. The role I was reading for, according to the breakdown, was an audience member. When I got there, they said I was, in fact, to be singing on stage a song I don't really know with no music. Supposedly, they didn't want it to be too good, which means they should love me.

In other news, my procrastination in backing up the files on our home computer is either going to cost us a significant amount of dough to recover the data (photos, biz files, etc.) or we'll just have to cut our losses and lose it altogether. The hard drive broke down Thursday night sometime. I find out today how many pounds of flesh the recovery place wants to give me my files back. And, it all could've been prevented with a little $100 backup drive. Don't procrastinate people. Back up!

Audition: Hungry Man @ Beth Holmes

Lots of same-day auditions popping up recently. What can I say about how it went? You know the drill.

Audition: McDonald's @ Jessica J.; Audition: Wendy's @ [skirts]

Fast food marathon for me today. The first was a blue collar deal with a few lines and an office I hadn't seen before. The audition was running a little behind, with my second audition scheduled within a half hour of the first. Luckily, the second was more flexible, so I made them both. The Wendy's audition was another of those in which what they intend to pull off in the spot, with special effects, stunts, etc., is somewhat difficult to fake in confines of the audition itself. I often wonder how they make the translation when they watch the tape. Some auditions in the past included such challenges as floating on the ceiling or changing pants in "the car" while holding an unattached steering wheel. I won't say which one it was, but in one audition, my scene partner had to throw a rope up, ostensibly catching it on a building, and then climb it. In improvisation, we do crazy stunts like this all the time, and it works because we don't have props. It's all in the imagination. This guy had to use an actual rope. So, when you throw it up, it comes back down on your head...kinda tough to climb. It's a funny world.